At W. F. West High School students can take challenging college courses and earn college credit without ever leaving the high school campus. Ambitious Bearcats can earn high school AND college credit at the same time, thanks to a partnership with Eastern Washington University, Central Washington University, and Centralia College. This program is called College [...]
The State Board of Education has announced Castulo Gonzalez, a sophomore at W. F. West High School in Chehalis, Washington, as a new member of the board. He will be sworn-in during the June 27-29 Board meeting in Renton and begin his term in July. On May 1, 2023, members of the board visited W. [...]
Please join us as we interview W. F. West graduate and world famous Madison Avenue advertising executive Barbara Feigin, author of My American Dream: A Journey from Fascism to Freedom on Monday, April 24, 2023 in the school library beginning at 6 p.m. Current Bearcats in Mr. Hergert’s Advanced Freshman English class are eager to meet [...]
Educational options for career pathways have recently increased at W. F. West thanks to new Business and Marketing teacher Kristin Ciolli. Students in Ms. Ciolli’s class have been abuzz with energy and excitement (and maybe a little caffeine) in preparation for the grand opening of The Crimson & Gray Powered by Lewis County Coffee, a [...]
If called upon to create a graph of a linear function such as y=2x, how many adults would successfully recall instruction in their high school mathematics class? Investigating long-term memory of knowledge learned in school is challenging and fascinating. Some researchers have determined that remembering math concepts you learn in high school strongly depends on [...]
What’s working well in the Chehalis School District and what can we improve? These questions were asked of parents in the fall. In fact, anyone could respond to these questions. They were posed in an online conversation using the engagement tool called Thoughtexchange. Nearly eleven thousand ratings were made of the 212 comments shared by [...]
Today ninth-grade students rotated between three areas of activities where they had an opportunity to self-reflect, learn to avoid unhealthy choices, and grow as student learners. Teachers lead Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) workshop-style small groups focusing on [...]
Congratulations Class of 2022! [...]
Congratulations to the class of 2022! Celebrate with them by watching the live stream on June 11, 2022, starting at 6:00 pm. Click here to watch the Livestream when the event begins.
On June 9, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. celebrate with our seniors who are receiving scholarships and awards by watching the Livestream. Click Here to watch when the event starts! Click Here to download the Program.